Görwel Gyllenstierna

Görwel Christina Carlsdotter Gyllenstierna (1646-1708) was a Swedish noblewoman.

Görwel was the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Carl Nilsson Gyllenstierna of Fågelvik and Hässelby (1621-1650) and Sidonia Mannersköld (1620-1656). She was famous among her contemporaries for her great learning as well as for her interest and skill in sports normally reserved for males: she was referred to as "A Minerva and an Amazon in one" and was a student of not only chemistry, theology, natural science and other subjects but also active within hunting, fencing and other "Knightly practises" rather than "feminine tasks", something which attracted a lot of attention. She made herself widely known when in 1661 she challenged Lieutenant Colonel David Kohl to a duel for marrying her cousin Görwel Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna against the consent of her family.

Görwel Christina married Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Schulman (1644-1677) in 1670. After his death, she managed his estate Leonardsbergs gård during the minority of her son, when it was taken over by her son.

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